Brassiere



J. B. HOFFMAN Feb. 6, 1951 BRASSIERE Filed Sept 26, 1949 Jessie B.Hoffman INVENTOR.

BY W Mzzq Patented Feb. 6,1951

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRASSIERE Jessie B. Hoffman, Mirror Lake,Wash.

Application September 26, 1949, Serial No. 117,810

This invention relates to rbrassieres, and the principal object of theinvention is to provideja brassiere which is very comfortable to wear,and which has breast cups that are so constructed as to support thebreasts in a lifted position without pressing up and flattening them.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a neat brassiere of theabove character which comprises simple parts of such form that garmentsof uniform quality may be economically and readily manufactured.

A further object is to provide a lorassire in which the binding force ofthe body bands is transmitted mainly to the upper portions of the breastcups so that the latter are effectively held up to comfortably supportthe breasts in lifted position without unduly pressing on the lowerportions of the breasts.

The exact nature of the invention will become apparent from followingdescription when considered with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a brassire embodying the presentinvention; I

Figure 2 shows in plan the separate parts which yield the major portionof the garment shown in Figure 1, when said parts are assembled;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section through one of the breast cupsin position on the body, the section being taken on the plane of theline 33 of Figure 1; and,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational vie showing the brassiere inposition on the body.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the brassire consists of two similarbreast cups 5 and 6 stitched together along thei inner edges as at 1 andhaving their upper portions a extended outwardly beyond their loweportions b as at 0, body bands 8 and 9 stitched at ID to the respectiveextensions c, an elastic strap l I stitched at 12 to the free end ofband 8 and carrying spaced hooks l3, an inelastic strap I4 stitched atI5 to the free end of band 9 and carryinglongitudinally spaced pairs ofeyes It for selective engagement by the hooks l3 to secure the brassirein place at the back of the body, and wide shoulder straps I! attachedto the tops of the breast cups and the body bands in the usual way. Eachbreast cup has a suitable lining e.

The lower portion of each breast cup consists of a plurality of similarlongitudinally disposed elongated strips I8 having convex longitudinaledges overlapped and stitched together at I9, and a bottom similarlydisposed strip 20 of similar length having a straight lower edge and aconvex 1 Claim. (Cl. 2-42) upper edge which is overlapped upon andstitched at 2| to the lowest strip I 8. By joining the strips l8 and 20along convex edges, this portion of the cup is given the desiredconcaved form.

The upper portion of each breast cu consists of upper and lowerlongitudinally disposed strips 22 and 23 having convex adjacent edgesoverlapped and stitched together at 24. The lower strip 23 has a convexedge overlapped upon and stitched to the adjacent edge of the uppermoststrip I8 at 25, and the outer portion of strip 23 has a dependingextension 26 provided with a curved inner edge d which is joined by thestitching at 25 to the outer ends of the strips l8 and 20 of the lowercup portion b. The outer end portions of the strips 22 and 23 projectbeyond the lower cup portion to provide the extensions 0 which arejoined to the bands 8 and 9. Thus, the binding force of the bands 8 and9 is transmitted mainly to the upper portions of the breast cups.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that the inventionis such as to effectively attain the objects stated above. Minor changesin details disclosed herein are contemplated within the spirit of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A brassire including two similar breast cups stitched together alongtheir inner edges and having their upper portions extended outwardlybeyond their lower portions, and means to secure the cups in position onthe wearer including body bands stitched to the outer ends of said upperportions, the lower portions of the breast cups comprising a pluralityof longitudinally disposed elongated strips having convex longitudinaledges stitched together, the upper portions of the breast cupscomprising upper and lower elongated strips having convex edges stitchedtogether, the lower strips of said upper cup portions having dependingextensions stitched to the outer ends of the strips of said lower cupportions.

JESSIE B. HOFFMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,731,033 Whippy Oct. 8, 19291,970,920 Roth Aug. 21, 1934 2,180,391 Blair Nov. 21, 1939 2,286,601Clark June 16, 1942

